Three Chinese mainland companies made stellar trading debuts on the Hong Kong stock exchange on Tuesday, burnishing the city’s credentials as the world’s top fundraising market. All three companies’ shares opened higher, with watch designer and manufacturer Shenzhen Hipine Precision leading the surge, opening with a 184 per cent gain from its offer price of…
Heartland Advisors, an investment management company, released its “Heartland Value Plus Fund” third-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The third quarter proved to be robust for small caps, signaling improved demand dynamics. The Russell 2000® Index was up 12.39% in the quarter, outperforming the S&P 500 Index, which…
Stock futures are soaring this morning after President Donald Trump appeared to soften his stance on trade negotiations with China; gold futures are at fresh highs as investors continue to seek out the safe-haven asset amid market volatility; JPMorgan Chase (JPM) said it will invest $10 billion in critical U.S. industries; and mining stocks USA…
Traders watch as U.S. President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., August 15, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters This is…
By Mike Dolan -What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets The stories driving markets appear to be moving in loops faster than investors can make significant adjustments, with Friday’s dramatic China trade threats seemingly reversed by Sunday and the French Prime Minister who resigned last Monday now…
Beyond Meat, Inc. EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Beyond Meat, Inc. (NASDAQ: BYND) (the “Company” or “Beyond Meat”), a leader in plant-based meat, today announced the early tender results of its previously announced exchange offer (the “Exchange Offer”) to exchange any and all of its 0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027…
1929 – Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History – and How It Shattered a Nation Viking Press Andrew Ross Sorkin makes a compelling case that if we don’t learn from 1929, history will repeat itself again. In his new book, “1929 – Inside the Greatest Crash in History – and How It Shattered…
The earnings reports from Wall Street’s biggest banks are poised to get even more scrutiny than usual this week, as the US government shutdown leaves investors desperate for a fresh read on the economy. With the impasse in Washington threatening to delay crucial data on US employment and more for a third week, market watchers…
The most widely followed gauge of market fear and uncertainty was tumbling on Monday, after President Donald Trump struck a more conciliatory tone on China. The Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, slid by about 2 points to 19.5 in early trading. Any reading of below 20 tends to indicate relatively low volatility. “Don’t worry about…
European stock markets have edged higher and cryptocurrencies rebounded amid signs that a new front in the US-China trade war may not be a severe as first feared. Tensions between Washington and Beijing escalated again on Friday and over the weekend, as Donald Trump threatened to impose additional US tariffs of 100% on China starting…